considering the clutch issue's with the EVO, just wondering how you guys launch your cars at the strip. do you guys feather the clutch or just side-step it?

 

6000rpm and a "fast" slip, it'll hook like crazy and you'll smell clutch

 

i do 5500 w/ fast slip and i don't smell clutch getting 1.7 60'

 

5500 i think is the best spot and no clutch smell at all 1.84 60ft all the time for me

 

do all of you guys sit there and constantly blip throttle and try to time it right with the last yellow b4 the green? or do you all blip at first and hold it at 5k..

 

5500-6000 fast slip no smell 1.820 60 foot

 

bliip throttle between 5000 and 6000 rpm's , dump clutch at once, spins tires a bit, = 1.75 60 ft not as abusive as some may think. I dont smell clucth at all, she just grabs

 

This is also the method I use though I find it hard to be consistent with it. Do you blip it while staging and then floor it right before you drop it?

 

what do guys mean by fast slip? Sorry I'm a newb

 

put it into first right away... thats what i think.. coz you rev on neutral.. Then press clutch.. shift to first on a high RPM .. like 5500...

 

you blip the throttle while waiting for your lights, then fully drop the clutch (no slipping, it burns your clutch) ,while giving her full gas

 

sorry newb question but when you guys launch are you guys in neutral then hold the clutch and rev to 5000-6000rpm and then shift to first or are you guys in first gear and hold the clutch and rev up to 5000-6000 and let go

 

put it in gear first

 

What is the advantage (if any) of blipping to get it at a certain RPM instead of just holding it at a constant RPM using part throttle? Are you trying to get it so that you coordinate the last "blip" with dumping the clutch?

 

You're trying to build some boost, (like a few psi) so you'll have some power and torque to get moving quickly. While you're learning, IMHO you should get more used to the car and transmission before you try this. You can burn up your clutch awfully quickly.